Tag Archives: rice production

Film-making farmers and the changing landscape of rice extension in Indonesia

It is time for farmers to take the lead in telling their stories and conceptualizing ways to connect their fellow farmers with effective technologies. ...

Working with Cambodian rice farmers to combat a plague of rodents

By adapting new rodent pest management strategies, Cambodian farmers are now able to defend their rice fields from their long-time adversary. ...

STRASA’s innovative approach to faster adoption of modern rice varieties and technologies

Developing new climate-resilient rice varieties and technologies is simply not enough to mitigate the impact of climate change on rice production and increase...

Precision nutrient management tools help Indian farmers make smart fertilizer decisions

Easy-to-use technologies are reducing farmers’ fertilizer wastage, production cost, and impact on the environment. ...

Validating the small-farmers, large-field concept to double income

The SFLF pilot model seems to be a very attractive option for small farmers who can significantly increase their income by harmonizing and synchronizing...

Rice seed production: What happens in the field?

There is a pressing need to look for sustainable ways to accelerate the production, dissemination, and adoption of new rice varieties to meet future demand...

Improving water and nutrient management for double cropping in Cambodia

Growing dry-season crops after rice on hard-setting soils can pose serious challenges to Cambodian farmers seeking to diversify and intensify with greater...

Understanding the grain yield limitation and instability of aerobic rice

Do rice plants have a wild adaptive trait that is counterproductive to aerobic cropping systems?  ...

Which way should the water flow?

Today’s challenges facing scientists are greater than they were 50 years ago. Fortunately, available scientific tools and on-farm technologies are far...

Scuba rice goes against the flow of woes in flood-prone eastern India

Climate change-ready rice varieties are a milestone in doubling the income of Indian farmers. ...

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